Skomer

Skomer is a National Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a world-renowned bird paradise. This superb natural history book by Skomer resident Jane Matthews illustrates the landscape, seasons, flora, and fauna in over 150 photographs. Skomer Island lies less than a mile off shore from the Marloes Peninsula in Pembrokeshire, yet it is this short span of water that sets the island a world apart from its neighbors. Free from all land-based predators, Skomer has evolved as its own bustling ecosystem in a unique and spectacular landscape.

Jane Matthews studied Fine Art at Oxford University and Art History at the Courtauld Institute in London. She worked for nine years in film and television, and more recently at Tate Modern, writing scripts for their audio-guide and children’s worksheets.